Despite going to a wedding on Saturday, where the booze was free-lowing but food was rather thin on the ground, I managed to get up on Sunday without a hangover and fairly clear headed for my final pool session. As I'd missed Saturday night's session I was a bit worried I'd fallen behind the rest of the class, but it wasn't so bad once we were in the water.
Swam my 10 lengths and trod water for 10 minutes, then survived the no mask swim. Just about managed the hover - although I did do mine sort of on my back and off to the side - I managed to take my weight belt off and replace underwater and my BCD, despite getting cramp again half way through! I'm an expert at underwater cramp removal now (LOL)... and then the same at surface.
I was the only one not to have yet done a CESA, so that was the last skill of the day, but after almost two and a half hours in the pool I was shattered. And he made me do it twice. B****rd!!
We finished with a swim around – my fin kicks need work as it looks like I'm riding a bicycle when I'm not concentrating on them – and an underwater 'tipple tail'. My massive eyes are still getting me in trouble – every instructor or Divemaster I have seems to think I'm panicking under there as they look so huge behind my mask glass (refraction and all that guff daaaarling!)... I'm not, I just have large peepers!!
So now I'm getting myself psyched for Stoney Cove at the weekend.... just as the weather forecasters predict an icy blast and snow on the way..... fabulous!!! NOT.
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